N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-253
Scope of the search; seizure of items not named in the warrant
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Current — April 1, 2022
As of June 1, 2021
The scope of the search may be only such as is authorized by the warrant and is reasonably necessary to discover the items specified therein. Upon discovery of the items specified, the officer must take possession or custody of them. If in the course of the search the officer inadvertently discovers items not specified in the warrant which are subject to seizure under G.S. 15A-242, he may also take possession of the items so discovered.
The scope of the search may be only such as is authorized by the warrant and is reasonably necessary to discover the items specified therein. Upon discovery of the items specified, the officer must take possession or custody of them. If in the course of the search the officer inadvertently discovers items not specified in the warrant which are subject to seizure under G.S. 15A-242, he may also take possession of the items so discovered.
History
(1973, c. 1286, s. 1.)
Legal Periodicals. - For survey of 1977 law on criminal procedure, see 56 N.C.L. Rev. 983 (1978).
For survey of 1980 law on criminal procedure, see 59 N.C.L. Rev. 1140 (1981).
For article, "The Uninvited Guest: The Unexpected Damage to Privacy from the Expansion of Implied Licenses," see 94 N.C.L. Rev. 1354 (2016).
Official source: North Carolina General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain North Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.